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mellitate

mellitate

9.9
A salt or ester of mellitic acid used in chemistry
  • noun
  • Specialized
: melitato
  • Researchers examined the crystal structure of sodium mellitate under a microscope.

Examples

  • The presence of mellitate ions affected the solubility of the compound.

  • The laboratory prepared a mellitate solution for further chemical analysis.

  • The chemist synthesized a new mellitate yesterday.

  • Many researchers study mellitates for their unique properties.

  • Researchers examined the crystal structure of sodium mellitate under a microscope.

  • The laboratory prepared a mellitate solution for further chemical analysis.

  • The presence of mellitate ions affected the solubility of the compound.

Surface Forms

mellitate singular
mellitates plural

Morphology

mellitate = mellitic (opaque) = mellit + ate

The form follows standard chemical naming (-ate) but the root 'mellit-' is highly technical/rare, so a general learner cannot infer the meaning from components.

Etymology

Mellitate comes from the root mell- (seen in mellitic) that means 'honey', because the acid was named after a honey-coloured mineral. So a mellitate is a chemical 'salt' or 'ester' of that 'honey'-named acid, which is why the word is used in chemistry.